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National Museum of the Surface Navy Plank Owner certificate

LIMITED TIME ONLY! Receive a digital commemorative Plank Owner certificate.

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Become a Surface Navy Museum and Battleship IOWA Patron and, for a limited time, receive a free digital commemorative Plank Owner certificate.

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First Major Overhaul

In drydock until March 19, 1945. This was the first major overhaul since leaving the East Coast. Bridge area was enclosed. New search and fire control radar installed. LIMITED TIME ONLY! Receive a digital commemorative Plank Owner certificate. Join Free. earn...

In Drydock in Ulithi

At Ulithi for replenishment and maintenance in drydock ABSD-2. Lost plane – washed over the side during typhoon. As one crew member recounts, “It was a very scary night, the Iowa rolled to about a 45 degree angle at one point and we all held our breaths...

Kamikaze Attack

Kamikaze attack on Third Fleet. USS IOWA claimed two Jills and a Judy.LIMITED TIME ONLY! Receive a digital commemorative Plank Owner certificate. Join Free. earn points.MBecome a Surface Navy Museum and Battleship IOWA Patron and, for a limited time, receive a free...

Captain James Lemuel Holloway, Jr. Assumes Command

Captain James Lemuel Holloway, Jr. assumed command of the battleship Iowa (BB-61), flagship of Battleship Division 7, in November 1944.LIMITED TIME ONLY! Receive a digital commemorative Plank Owner certificate. Join Free. earn points.MBecome a Surface Navy Museum and...

Battle of Leyte Gulf

Headed for Battle of Leyte Gulf.LIMITED TIME ONLY! Receive a digital commemorative Plank Owner certificate. Join Free. earn points.MBecome a Surface Navy Museum and Battleship IOWA Patron and, for a limited time, receive a free digital commemorative Plank Owner...